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[@95scort]

I love that you include your kids! Your passion for all things mechanical will certainly pass on to them!

[@neil6212]

What a great Father and son project! Brings back memories of building one myself! Our 11 year old wanted a cart that would carry two, so we fabricobbled an channel steel perimeter frame. We used what was around! Ended up using a Vega rear axle, and an older VW front. Added hydraulic brakes for good measure. Covered the underside with sheet metal, and powered it with a 340cc Snowmobile engine and clutch, along with the gear case. Good thing we lived out in the country with lots of places to run. It was a whole lot of fun! Much later in life, I used the hydrostatic transaxle from a derelict mower. This was fine, but those things are apparently designed to only turn so fast, even if the input speed is really increased. The solution there was to use a chain and sprocket arrangement, using an idler and chain drives to the new axle. A couple of pillow blocks from TSX and some 3/4" shaft brought it all together.

[@envixitybuilds5941]

Sounds almost as sketchy as the shoppingcart gokart me and my dad made last year. We fabrifuckedup a homemade frame, put a shoppingcart on top of that and put a 2-stroke engine that was so small it literally did 2 mph. Then we swapped on a 240cc Honda GX motor this winter. It was really fun drifting it in the snow because we accidentally added a shit ton of angle to it. I have a yt video of it if you want to check it out. I'm plannignon getting a lawntractor like in the video, slamming it and adding angle to it so me and my friends can drive around together!

[@redneckbryon]

Two things everybody wants on their go-kart, Electric Start and Reverse.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

My god man ,yes!! This things neat 😁

[@imprezacabbit2309]

my weed eater powered go cart starts by rolling the whole cart foward, instead of a pull string (the string broke)

[@ronniewilliams1460]

Put a smaller pulley on the rear end it will be much faster

[@automotivekid3026]

Both of my gocary /dune buggy have that

[@matallan5096]

Also need some suspension

[@davideady2807]

I think it’s great that you take the time and money to spend doing projects like this with your son. It is something that you both will remember the rest of your life. I wish I had more of these times with my Dad. Keep up the good work. Enjoy your son they grow up to fast.

[@JohnDoe-id9hi]

Hell yeah thats gonna be fun! Those memories will last forever! My first go-kart was made with dumpster parts and limited funds an I loved it!

[@bigdanholton]

Just getting into small engine builds. I haven't welded really, since high school. I'll be 50 this year. I'm super happy to be able to enjoy quality time with my granddaughter and her brother or sister whom will be joining us soon. You have some of the best detailed videos I've found so far. THANKS FOR SHARING! PLEASE KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING. 👍

[@orionjames3754]

Does it still work ?

[@semitrailertechnician4926]

I grew up like this lawn mower to go cart conversion. As yound kids we put a electric motor and drove it around plugged in. Had a rupp mini bike go karts tri sport dirt bikes mopeds. I have a supercharged mustang and turbo sti over 30 years later. It also gave me a whole carreer working on semis semi trailers and the ability to rebuild engines. It's nice to see you training the next generation.

[@VA_info]

Reminds me of how I grow up with my dad making all kinds of crazy stuff for us. Love the background shots of the yard also. I grew up in a junk yard also. Keep your kid interested in what you do and it will keep him out of trouble. Love the video.

[@rodgerwestberry1466]

I think John is very happy with this project. May need some wheelie bars once he's in high gear. Great job!

[@redneckcomputergeek]

Agreed I was debating a rear skid basket like they do on sand rails.

[@juanbarturen2726]

You are a good man to know. I have many questions. I am new to this. I have a Craftsman 19 hp. Twin cyl. Stuck rear. And a Husqvarna missing engine parts. I installed the Craftsman engine on the Husqvarna. Yeah I should have just swapped rear axle x. But hey. I also swapped the wiring. The sear safety wies don't reach. But I'll continue the two.

[@paulpetty9338]

Plus a roll bar couldn't hurt huh.juss sayn

[@DyckRyk]

Really like this design man. I've had an old craftsman riding mower been wanting to make a rat rod cart for awhile. Struggling with ideas on how to do it but something like this is sweet. Didn't know if it was possible to turn the trans upwards like that. Super cool

[@maestroland9345]

I just scored a freebie lawn tractor, & was about to buy a go cart. Instead, I might just try your build ideas. 😃🤙😎

[@i1892]

I like this idea, very ingenious and creative. The ability to use on-hand parts is great. Good to see the father and son working together.

[@julioeureste3879]

I really enjoyed your content. Also, I love that you’re training the next generation of men. We need more hands on kids that can tackle fabrication. Well done sir.

[@toyotatacoma6817]

Takes me back to living on the farm, always had an old rider to mess with. Nice to see this is something that still exists.

[@robinhopkins2378]

What a cool idea! I have an old Cub without a deck that would be a good doner for a project like this. Great experience for John, He won't forget memories like this. Way to go dad, you hit this one out of the park.

[@Rideaholic069]

Great to see father & son working on a project together 👍🏻

[@chrisclark5504]

Nicely done Gentlemen ! You two are pioneers finding gold all the time . Thank you for Sharing your wealth with us . It is very much appreciated .

[@keithcline6954]

Very nice! I like that you get John so involved and he seems to really enjoy doing some of the work. And of course we all like to drive the machines we make. Good luck and keep making these videos.

[@justinblankenship8221]

Kinda looks like how they build the old school beetle buggy’s. That’s bad ass fellas. This is how memories are made man. Good job.

[@dougpope5627]

It's great that you have John so involved and I like your salvage attitude.

[@LAMB53087]

Lucky boy. Nothing beats having a vehicle to buzz around in as a kid. Good job by his dad.

[@lukeskywalker7566]

been building one from a old lawnflite 604 mower that you for the excellent ideas this will save me some work cheers Neil and John for a excellent video

[@larryreynolds8580]

There's nothing in this world like doing fun projects with your son. And as a bonus you learn things . Great video!

[@tkskagen]

I would have NEVER thought of a build like this, ABSOLUTELY GENIUS!

[@mcafone]

Love your "on the fly" design methods. Very entertaining!

[@davidparnell1893]

I like the way you involve your son in your shop...he's a good kid learning work and engineering early.

[@juanbarturen2726]

I like it. Best yet. You are doing a great job including your son . He is learning and enjoying while working with his dad. It will mean more to him, than a go kart built for him.

[@vermontjeff2535]

Wow you take those dam things down to nothing. And build up from there I’m totally loving your videos. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@MrBkshorty]

Thanks for the links for the clutch I was not aware that they made a belt style go cart clutch

[@mando719ad]

I'd love to see a 4x4 version, using 2 of those MTD rear ends, and make a spindle set up or cv axle etc. Wish I had more room or I'd be doing more like this type builds. Keep it up and God bless u and fam

[@redneckcomputergeek]

Agreed a build like that has been a goal of mine for years now.

[@JAMESWILLIAMS-qm6kk]

I have my own Lawn Mower Shop, this is a great idea for all of the scrap mowers I have. Inexpensive. Awesome work.

[@richardS730]

Just watched this on FB now I gotta watch it on here. Great video

[@Docholliday1106]

You too? Lol

[@larryschreiber2381]

I really enjoy your vids.im retired and I use your vids to help me with my projects.thank you.

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Fun. Great build... Try changing the pulley size, it can get more speed.

[@davidholtum]

just picked up 3 mowers with bad motors decided to try putting a harbor freight motor on one and make a go kart so thank you for making this video cant wait to start mine

[@LastMinuteGarage]

Low budget, clever design and your kid is really involved. What a great project!

[@SuperDave-pe1zw]

It seems more fun off road than the drag strip ! Great job 👏

[@jafinch78]

Wondering if those controllers in parallel would handle the current, of course overrating enough... whatever that'd be. Great build, very inspirational. Neat!

[@goopygeiger5632]

Great video. When I first saw the intro I thought it was a Rupp GO JO. Nice build!

[@tonythompson9905]

Really glad your letting him learn his own way he will never forget that really proud he is so interested in building his own cart to ride on

[@liljoeii6091]

Wow what a sweet ride when you touch that gas it wants to go can't wait to see you beef it up even more good riding John

[@thewrongredneck2086]

love to see all your ideas on things to build. i built a murray wide body that i have now stripped. i am useing the transaxle as a transfercase to build a 4x4 golf cart.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

The ol FNR trans that everyone avoids when building a mower is now the star of the show! Very cool,and plentiful because nobody wants them (until now) 😁

[@redneckcomputergeek]

Yup That was what I figured. Got offered another 2 machine this week with them for free.

[@janicesimone2197]

Diggin' it !! I'm looking at a local Troy-Bilt and you've inspired me to make it a cart !

[@caseybinion806]

Man you got some awesome builds I in joy watching them and help give ideas for a Feature project I been saving parts for

[@brucechapman1946]

I modified an old black and decker wildcat 9"grinder to direct drive the spicer hydrostatic drive on a lawn tractor with no engine with a 2kw petrol generator where the engine used to be, 1st gear pulls 6' wheelies, 5th gear take off will flip it upside down, it will burn rubber in reverse, BUT the only control you have is an On Off switch to stop the grinder. Scary but so much fun!

[@anitacreasey7955]

Way to go father and son working on something together he will always remember that God bless you too.

[@michaelbishop619]

your son is so lucky to have you as a father!

[@doonular]

You've probably already done something like this, but just a quick suggestion in case you didn't... To make the ride less prone to giving your coccyx a beating as you ride over bumps, I'd suggest cutting a vertically oriented, about 3" x 5"oval hole in that lower curved section of your seat area and use a hammer you break over the edges. With or without padding it should help a lot, especially once you start riding it for more than a few minutes at a time.

[@jeremiahgoldfish1436]

This video is EXACTLY what I was looking for on my upcoming project!

[@patthesoundguy]

Kinda looks like an old Honda Odyssey, it's a super cool build. The low end torque seems to be handy on the trail.

[@nivesknight]

Think we as dads should make wheelbarrow go karts and have the kids race. Then at night have the adult wheelbarrow go kart race. Would be fun and junk to kart is the best way. So there could be crazy builds to old school.

[@gregorymartin2283]

Cool idea! I think you might want to install a torque converter and a roll cage for driver and engine/transmission combo.

[@gabrielgray8225]

That is a cool little build. Keep up the fun stuff.

[@ronwoudenberg2294]

Every boy should have a dad that can fabricate a cool motor cart from an old MTD. Tubes in the tires so you can run on 5lbs will take up some of the shock and a smaller pulley on the transaxle will make your slow-cart to a go cart!

[@24nissan0]

Like the flat bed truck in the background. And the mower at the 👍🏼 awesome

[@hdrider2071]

Great info and good to see a father and son working together

[@robertjones8225]

I think this project's pretty awesome I hope the kid likes it and I hope he has a lot of fun with it

[@tryme7316]

Yes do the carb upgrade, one other thing that might be nice is a header instead of that restrictive muffler, or also a arc billet aluminum flywheel i know one of the arc flywheels fits but I’m not sure which one, ill do a little digging to find out.

[@jeeper426]

its got that VW baja bug vibe to it, its pretty sweet, i wonder how it would do if you fitted a torque converter to it, might give you more range in the RPM, still a pretty sweet little project, also for the carb upgrade, definately a Mccuney or a clone like the one you found, would work wonders for that little engine, also find (or build) yourself a nice header pipe and she'll sing

[@neil6212]

I tried that (torque converter) probably 20 years ago on a friend's project. It was easy to drive, no Comet clutch type thing to work with, however it would not move very fast, around 10 MPH. The hydrostatic trans apparently was designed to not drive your mower too fast! But wait, there's more...use sprockets to drive from the hydrostatic to the axle. That way, you will greatly increase ground speed.

[@teamlividracing]

Very cool build. First thing id do is open the block and pull all the governor bits out. Then add header and carb.

[@bertgrau3934]

Interesting video, I enjoy working on mowers, and tractors. I have an older Murry 12.5 horsepower Briggs, it was wore out, I put on a Kohler Pro 25 horsepower V twin. I didn't change the pulleys so it's still slow, but it cuts tall grass and weeds without any problems.

[@matthewvangundy7968]

Can’t wait to see it finished looks hella nice guys good job

[@SimpleMeFPV]

Iv been searching this topic for years, “riding lawnmower to gocart “. ! You da man 😎👍 I shall be a lot closer to visualizing my goal in 32 min. New subscriber here 🤗. Can’t wait to see what else you creat.

[@redneckcomputergeek]

We have about 4 key upgrades planned for the next 2 or 3 months. Glad your here to see it :)

[@waynegallant9056]

john kicked ass at the end john u rock

[@harryrehm2106]

Using a deck spindle for a punch is brilliant. Wish I had thought of that!

[@donanything6816]

Nice simple build!!! Great!! Thanks for the video.

[@chrisbootsman2005]

This is awesome. I have a wrecked JD mower that will have a new purpose now!! Cheers, mate!

[@itsdarooster8160]

I like how you simplify how you explain everything

[@barnes29510]

I raced go-karts from 84-91 (11 yrs old in '84) and we used a horseman clutch. You can change the springs in the clutch so it will engage quicker. Put a Wiseco piston. Put a straight header on. Nowadays you can order the cam of your choice but back in the day we had to go through cam after cam until we found the right one. Then my dad made a device so we could twist the the camshaft to the spec we wanted. And if you really want to add some HP put a Tiltson/intake carb. on it. Sub'd to the channel! Brings back memories

[@redneckcomputergeek]

Your Dad sounds like my uncle growing up. Many good memories that I want my son to have to.

[@barnes29510]

@@redneckcomputergeek that's awesome! I wish I could have found someone to have a family with. Dad taught me airbrush and customizing cars, bikes, etc. Kinda sux I can't pass that on..... Anywho! I've checked out some of your vids! I'm going to order the welder you suggested! Keep up the good work brother! 🤙🇺🇲

[@martinburgess4814]

So cool John.Dad makes great fun things.All the best to you all

[@martinlicht1969]

Nice job ! And nice driving young man!

[@TheAaronReynolds]

That’s amazing time with your son. Well done sir.

[@RussellBrosGarage]

Cool way to reconfigure the whole setup

[@bryanmccoon5384]

Good to see you include your son ,great hobby to learn

[@markcraig2512]

Great job. I got a lot of information for my grandson’s go kart. Thanks

[@paulweaver1599]

Definitely want to try this for my granddaughters. I'm sure they'd rather have a go kart over a tractor. Thanks for the info

[@chanceaxel84]

Love everything about this video. I have an old green MTD that will one day be a go kart that my 4 kids will fight over

[@monkeygutz69]

Really like the Ramp/Table. More info would be great. Thanks.

[@steffybael1245]

nice build, my son is 4 now and i have scrapped out a bunch of mowers and kept the good parts. i also have some brand new engines, so i just subscribed !!

[@brianwhite3051]

John is learning at a good pace

[@smitty_1]

Direct steering means mad bump steer. Especially if you get the speed picked up. Watch your thumbs when the steering wheel takes off. I put bmx handle bars on my sons. ( 4" cut off both sides) This gave him more control and I was able to use a hand break setup. Short cable down to a offset pivot and longer rod to the rear. Useing the mechanical advantage to apply the breaks. I also used a Smaller pulley on the transaxle to speed it up some. Now have switched to sprocket and chain drive. Belt drive doesn't like boys and mud bogs. Lol

[@henryescat1104]

Really Cool!! What a great start.. Looks like fun!

[@montgomeryward9952]

Man if that had a sears/ayp 6 gear speed transmission that thing would shit and get.👍🤟great build fellas keep up the good work

[@michaelgodbold1721]

Been trying to figure out how to do something like this. Time to get working on one for my granddaughters

[@scottwebster7613]

Looks like you are still having fun!!!

[@jameswitkowski6736]

We used to use a lighter pull spring inside clutch weights .

[@robertstuehrenberg5719]

Good to see the kids involved

[@sammydeleon250]

I like the fact that your son is helping you

[@edrushford7773]

Looks good John will have a lot of fun in that

[@michaelmorgan8041]

Going to the extreme, all you have to do is put a small pulley on the transmission, put smaller tires, you still have forward and reverse can even still use drake's that come equipped with the mower

[@00lightning]

Cool build. I wonder if ditching the clutch and vbelt for a 30 series or 40 series cvt would help the speed any. He looks like he's having a blast on it just the way it is, so good job dad.! Quality father / son time is a win in my book.

[@coalcloset8108]

Really interesting use for an old lawn mower

[@terrymiler2164]

Ok now I know what I'm going to do with my 5 horse tiller engine and the junk mower I have.Thanks for the idea,40 years ago I wanted to do this but other things always came first,and I forgot all about it.

[@bstarnes514]

Love the build guys!

[@glennmcewen7786]

Love gave me a lot of new ideas for a homemade four-wheeler for my daughter

[@JunkDrawerNews]

So cool how you work with your son. I'm doing the same. Love your channel guys.!

[@Bikerbob59]

Thanks for the video. This looks like a cool build.

[@brandonlaragirl]

Sweet project! Lookin to do something with mine also.

[@anvilgardgen]

Doing something very similar here bit i will be using some of your quicker ways if ok with you? Have to say loving it and sharing the build with your and our kids, we need more parents to be involved with their kids and enjoy "good ol' fun" ....together ❤ 😊

[@redneckcomputergeek]

Have at! I posted it to help others get out and play. I have a giant list of improvements to do in future videos.